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Beatles Manager Here to Quell Storm Over Remark on Jesus

Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, flew here late Thursday hoping to quell a storm. The storm blew up from a remark by the quartet's leader, John Lennon, who was quoted as saying that the Beatles were, more popular than Jesus.

August 06, 1966

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